Initiator Creator - Issue #86

​By Saurabh Y. // 12 December 2021

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Developer

​The four engineering metrics that will streamline your software delivery - StackOverflow

Productive teams get product fixes and features out the door fast. Here's the metrics to check to see how your team is delivering.

​Don't Make My Mistakes: Common Infrastructure Errors I've Made - Mat Duggan

From time to time, someone will mention something and you'll flash back to the same meeting you had about this a few jobs ago. A decision was made then, a terrible choice that ruined months of your working life. You spring back to the present day, almost bolting out of your chair to object, "Don't do X!".

​Keep A Log - Bruno Oliveira

One of the most underrated things in the industry, especially when you’re working as a full-time developer, is the power of keeping a “knowledge stash” handy.

​Defensive CSS - Ahmed Shadeed

Defensive CSS is a collection of snippets that can help you in writing CSS that is protected. In other words, you will have fewer issues in the future.

​Advent of Code 2021 - Advent of Code

Advent of Code is an Advent calendar of small programming puzzles for a variety of skill sets and skill levels that can be solved in any programming language you like.

Designer

​10 Rules of Thumb for UI/UX Design - UX Planet

principles/rules in brief with some examples so that you can understand them easily and get something valuable out of them.

​Google Fonts Knowledge Library - Google

A library of original guides to the world of typography, which the Google Fonts team is producing in collaboration with typographic experts from around the world. Google Fonts Knowledge enables designers and developers of all skill sets to choose and use type with purpose.

​8 of the Best Book Covers of 2021 - Aiga

As chosen by 10 of the best designers in publishing today

​Designing Better Links For Websites And Emails - Smashing magazine

There are so many websites out there that have not considered the overall usability of their visually impaired users. When it comes to designing better links and sending better emails, Slava Shestopalov has a few tips on how to improve your website’s experience while accessibility in mind.

​A guide to the visual language of closed captions and subtitles - UX Collective

These are things that professional subtitlers and captioners do when they follow best practice as they can help with reading comprehension.

Entrepreneur

​Product Differentiation: A Guide to Standing Out - OpenView

As with all SaaS products, it’s not just a matter of “if we build it, users will come.” You still have to define your value and convince users to use your product, which means you have to figure out how to stand out.

​I Built a Cool SaaS Product That No One Needed - Albert Kozłowski

Building something new is hard and despite having many methods of gathering early feedback, there is no sure way to validate an idea. Startups would never fail otherwise.

​The Decision-Making Pendulum - Candost's space

One of the struggles organizations face is getting lost in the decision-making process. Many leaders either use a lot of authority or seek consensus. More often than not, they stick to one decision-making style for everything. Conflicts happen, hearts get broken, frustrations come from every direction, resulting in resignations. The inflexibility in decision-making is at the root of various problems.

​A Straightforward Guide to the Process of Iterating Products - TNW

Aside from launching the product, the single most important process a product team uses to ensure success is measuring, learning, and tweaking the product.

​Reflections on founding a company - Maximilian Schulz

Maximilian Schulz, co-founder of Unitelabs, shared his thoughts on some overarching aspects of entrepreneurship.

Marketer

​The Best Way to Set Marketing Priorities and Smash Your Goals - CoSchedule

In a role as diverse and fast-pacing as marketing, project prioritization can mean the difference between a thriving career and a fledgling one.

​What Is Growth Marketing? A Beginner's Guide - Ahrefs

DropBox famously supercharged its growth by leveraging its product—it gave away storage space for each new referral to its business.

Interesting Read

​Trying to Get Famous Might Make You Miserable - The Atlantic

Even if you have no interest in being a pop star or the president, beware the siren song of prestige.

​How To Write Philosophy with Dr. Pamela Hieronymi - Every

The “consulting philosopher” on The Good Place shares her process for thinking and writing.

​How we came to depend on the week despite its artificiality - Aeon

The week is the most artificial and recent of our time counts yet it’s impossible to imagine our shared lives without it

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